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Originally Posted by Incognitas
I'm sorry to hear that and I hope the situation will change.
However I regularly teach one very extreme case who is now no longer recieving any medication because it had begun to affect his appetite.He has a Special Needs assistant for practically every lesson who cannot get him to do more than sit down(no mean achievement).As for writing anything down well she does all that for him.I frankly see little point her being present as he is achieving nothing and learning even less.It is depresseing as probably your son isn't on the same level but could possibly achieve much more with the right assistance.
However a genius child can be just as disruptive as an ADHD child mainly because they are expected to work at the level of the average in the class and even the extension work available is inadequate for their intelligence and they get bored.As the saying goes the devil finds work for idle hands.
Protect me from a bored genius-they have a propensity for really intelligent disruption especially of the kind that doesn't exactly break any school rules. 
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Well,from what you describe,I can understand how you feel...but I would have to say that the assistant this pupil has is not actually helping in the way that i would want for my son........In an educational setting,I know that you see many things that must make your hair curl,and it is a damn disgrace that the teaching profession is dumped with so many situations to cope with and so little real support.
As the parent of a special needs child,i would have no problem with this girl getting financial support,but would have a certain concern about addressing her sitaution as a disability,,,,more as a hyper ability but when the country ever supports the teaching profession with the dedicated staff,resorces and funding for kids of ALL abilities/disabilities then we might see a brighter fortune for our children and country.
Thank you,incog for your kind thoughts about my sons situation,it is appreciated.